Choose a partner for the long-haul
Expanding your global workforce is more than a transactional process, it’s a business strategy. To succeed you need a trusted partner who deeply understands global employment and can support your long-term growth.
Why Companies Choose Oyster's Specialized Solution
They want an experienced, strategic global partner they can trust—not just a global hiring solution. You too? Here’s how we’ll help you make your mark around the world.
In-depth local expertise you need to hire compliantly
Ensure your company is compliant with local laws and regulations with comprehensive country knowledge built into Oyster’s platform.
Dedicated support to guide you through every challenge
Navigate the complexities of global employment with ease, with expert guidance from highly specialized customer support, legal, and HR teams.
Clear pricing and timelines so you can scale with confidence
Build and implement a time- and cost-efficient global employment strategy that can scale as you grow, with strategic partners guiding you from day one.
How Oyster’s specialized solution can support your company’s long-term success
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Hire compliantly in 180+ countries with peace of mind
Stay compliant as you scale with built-in safeguards that protect your business across borders. Our proprietary knowledge engine maintains the most up-to-date country regulations, ensuring you can expand confidently into new markets.
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Scale your global team with technology serviced by humans
Customer support for global employment solutions must extend well beyond platform glitches. With Oyster, you’ll have a specialized support team, plus access to local HR and legal experts to guide you through every stage of your employees’ lifecycle.
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Streamline your operations with an intuitive self-serve platform
With Oyster, you’re in control. Want to start a team member’s onboarding today? Need to make changes to payroll or contract details? Our platform’s automated workflows let you take action quickly, without having to wait for someone's reply.
Head-to-head comparison
Choose the right partner who can support your needs as you scale your global workforce. What makes Oyster different than alternatives out there?
Features
Oyster
Multipurpose providers
Legacy providers
Supports every employment model (EOR, Contractor, Global Payroll)
Integrations with HRIS, ERP, ATS and APIs
Automation
Free access to local experts
Limited/ Add-on
Limited/ Add-on
Free access to Transparent support SLAs (first response and resolution times)local experts
Built-in knowledge available
Basic knowledge
Basic knowledge
We’ve helped thousands of companies scale globally
Saved 50% in hiring time
Without a solution like Oyster, it’s not even worth the hassle. You just end up deciding, “We’re not going to hire there.” It basically restricts you from getting access to talent. Oyster takes that all away. That’s what makes Oyster great.”
David Dawoud
Head of People,
Demodesk
Saved $120,000 a year
When picking the right solution, you have to think about who to trust with the most critical parts of your business—like compliance, hiring, and payroll—that make your business viable. I looked at all of the competitors in the space, and I chose Oyster because the platform is well designed—they really listen and are constantly evolving.”
Wilian Iralzabal
Founder, Zabal Media
Doubled in size in 17 countries:
My experience with the support team at Oyster has been incredible from day one—both with our key account manager and with our customer success manager. They’ve been incredibly helpful. Especially when processing immigration cases, Oyster has always been on top of that, providing us with all the information needed.”
Adrian Torres
Operations Manager,Neon
See What Oyster clients are saying
Oyster HR excels in delivering a robust suite of professional services characterized by expertise, tailored solutions, and a client-centric ethos. Their team, renowned for its deep knowledge across diverse fields, not only guides clients but also crafts innovative strategies to navigate intricate challenges.
Oyster's platform is very intuitive and easy to use. Once you add a remote worker in the platform, the onboarding process runs smoothly. The hiring manager can help with any questions about local employment, which was very difficult to understand before using Oyster. Customer service is quick and our account managers are always happy to jump on a call if needed.
OysterHR is an exceptional HR platform that offers a comprehensive suite of features designed to simplify HR management, particularly for companies with a global presence. [...] From onboarding to payroll to compliance, OysterHR delivers a seamless and efficient experience that significantly enhances HR operations.
From the start, Oyster's sales team has gone above and beyond to ensure our needs have been met. Even long after signing, they have been available to answer questions and facilitate any concerns beyond the scope of the support team. The entire process has been very seamless, easy and reliable [...] In fact, we chose Oyster after evaluating many multiple EORs
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How does hiring with Oyster work?
Oyster offers Direct+ infrastructure. This means we hire through our own legal entities in the countries where we hire most and use local partners in the rest. This model allows us to offer our customers extensive country coverage and support all use cases without compromising compliance and local expertise. No matter where you hire the communication will solely be with Oyster’s team and we guarantee the same level of service.
How does Oyster’s customer support work?
Oyster’s global team spans 62+ countries and has every time zone covered. Our specialized team is committed to defined timelines to respond to and resolve your requests thoroughly and quickly because we know when it comes to your people time and quality are of the essence. You will also get access to an internal team of experts including regional HR advisory, legal experts, benefits advisory, and regional payroll experts.
How many integrations does Oyster have?
We offer 20+ free integrations including our API and Zapier that allows you to connect Oyster with thousands of apps. Connect seamlessly with the tools in your HR Teck stack, HRIS, ATS, ERP, expense management, security, enquiry management among others.
How do Data Security and IP Protection work?
Oyster is certified by industry standards and includes data protection certifications and processes such as SOC II Compliance, Data, and Breach lock security monitoring. Our legal team carefully reviews the laws of each country to ensure that our IP Assignment Agreements are tailored to that country so that all IP rights are owned by or transferred to our customers to the fullest extent allowed by the country-specific confidentiality intellectual property agreement (CIPA).